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Considering they already had the money in their account for about a month, paying on the 20th isn't really that impressive. (Linkshare catches some major heat for sometimes taking a week or more to process and mail affiliate checks after the merchant pays.) What IS impressive is that CJ requires (many/most) merchants to maintain an escrow account. That's how they're able to pay so "quick". (Their consistency is also impressive.)

I have some independent merchants who pay within the first week (and often the first business day) of the month. I have some BeFree and Linkshare merchants that pay before the 20th.

Well, with CJ the money gets debited from your account, so you know you're getting paid any day. With Performics, they usually send an email. I, however, haven't even gotten paid from Performics this month, so consider yourself lucky.

To Michael...CJ has an escrow account, yes, but how many times have you had a payment extended due to no funds? It sounds like they let those escrow accounts go into the red. But you're right..at least they have them; we got screwed for about 1k by a BeFree new merchant, you'd think they'd require new merchants to have escrow accounts..duh..only makes sense.

As for them having our money all month, yep, they do, but it's better than chasing it down from indies that don't pay, or pay quarterly and then forget to pay. At least with CJ we know what to expect.

I've noticed some merchants are screwy for instance one that used to be a CJ, and now is at LS. We ended up getting two checks this month. For April and May. So, usually, one never knows when those will get paid up.

Either way, I'll take what I can get, when I can get, as I'm sure most of us do.

I agree, it was nice to see the direct deposit sitting there I wasn't sure if I would get one this month or if it would be held until next month. And I think the minimum is $25, or you might be able to specify.

And I also agree with Michael, some reliable indies cut checks on (or even the day before!) the first of the month. They are usually pretty nice sized too, so I appreciate the promptness! All in all, it is just nice to know when the money is coming....